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yes. my dad got the same call yesterday.  I called 50 times and got the same automated msg.  Three hours later I finally got through and "Rick Cooper" said we owed the IRS.

"rick cooper" guy seems to be looking people up by last name and calling them.  My dad got the same call the same day you did and he has the same last name.

The caller left a message that they were from the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the IRS and threatened that if I don't call back the police will come and arrest me. From the reporting list, I can see the trend that the scammer is targeting foreign last names.

This is the second time these [***] have called our home threatening to arrest my husband for unpaid IRS "fees" (I think, their accent is so strong it's hard to figure out what they're saying).  

Called me at home from 202-241-2126, said that I was under investigation, said there was an arrest warrant out for me.  The made mistakes with my name so it sounded fishy.  When I probed, he said he was calling from the IRS Criminal Investigation at 1111 Constitution Ave., but when I asked for the name of the supervisor, there was a pause and then they hung up.  There was talking in the background, so the post below about this being a restaurant seems plausible.

Go to http://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml and report these goofs.

I got a message on my phone on March 1, 2014 @12:00 state that his name is Agent Tommy Parker and he is a crimimal Investigator from warrant division.  I have a diificulty understand him because he has very strong accent.  I have to listen to the message for more than 20 times and have my son and my daughter listened for serveral times to get the information.  He said he has a warrent to arrest me and soon or later it's depend on the date and time that local policeman will come to my door to arrest me.  He wanted me to call him back @202 241 2126 .  I called back the number and no answer then the message said the person at 7706412 is not available.  Then I called back again it said the magic Johnson customer and I call again it said the mail box is full.  Then I called again it said to leave a message.  I talked to several of my co-workers and a few of my co-workers said they got the same message. It is a scam and don't give him any information. I went on line to research the phone number and it turned out to be a scam.  So be careful this jerk is around scaring people.

I got the same message and I got so scare but I know that I never do anything wrong.  So there is no reason for the warrant and I found out that it is a scam.  The person who called have strong accent and very difficult to understand what he said.

I got the same message but I found out that it's a scam.

I got a call yesterday. he called himself as IRS agent.  he said that i did miscalculation on my tax return from 2010 through 2012. he said he already sent my case to DHS (department of Homeland security) come to arrest me within 2 hrs. he provide his name is Marvin, his badge number is 1092, he said my case # is MR201527. he said something about my bank account doing something illegal. DHS would be in front door soon. these people need to be arrested ASAP, their life time must be in jail.

Strong accent, probably indian, he said he was from the crimes investigation unit, i couldn't hear much else besides federal investigaion, arrest warrent, and something about arresting me, i hope these people get caught and thrown in jail.

This is the second call, first one some guy named Rick said I owed money and if I didn't pay now police would be there to arrest me, my response was go for it, I will be ready.  Just got another call with a disconnect, when I called back automated system saying IRS and mailbox is full.

I had a phone this morning from the  "so called"  Criminal Investigation Dept looking for my husband ( who does happen to be foreign. HOWEVER I am not  and am very aware of how the law should work - so I thoroughly enjoyed putting the bogus idiot through the wringer and toying with him.  I was already well aware of such scams and was  in a wicked bad mood when he called - so I had the  pleasure of venting on ' PAUL SMITH' ( with foreign accent) in no uncertain terms. Hope it ruined his coffee-break because I thoroughly enjoyed mine.   Please be aware that if any law abiding agency has something to say to you it will be in the form of correspondence.    Never call these numbers back and make your phone *82 available only in an effort  to deter these scammers.  Hope this helps.

They have been calling us non stop for two days. Finally left a message that we needed to listen to several times to decipher!  The caller was completely mumbling in a thick accent. After decoding the message we learned that we owed money to the IRS and if we didn't send money the local police would be called. Such a scam!

I received this call--could not understand most of what he said, but I did hear arrest if I did not return the call.

Yeah!  He called me 21 times.  TWENTY ONE TIMES!  Aren't there OTHER numbers he could call?  Seriously... am I suuuuch a favorable candidate for his SCAM?  Thank Goodness I have had contact with the IRS and I KNOW that they would NEVER leave such a hard to understand message with individuals who cannot pronounce the most basic words in English.  At the rate they were going, their telephone number was not even audible until about the 12th message.  Gracious!  I agree w/ Jerry.. keep calling them every 15 minutes and block their operation...

Just received a call from a " CIA, investigator", that said that that there is a criminal investigation against me. "There are . 2l charges against me for not paying federal taxes"
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She said her name is Amanda Simon.. Definitely big time scam. Where should I report this?

i keep receiving calls from #202 241-4918.  I have never picked up before.  today, after a subtle threat was left on my answering machine about action being taken by the IRS against me, I called them.  I knew there was no reason why the IRS would be taking action against me.  I had received no letter from the IRS, no notice whatsoever.  Any way, after calling the above mentioned #, a man answered and, in an unknown accent, but decent English, he asked to speak to my son.  I asked what this was regarding and he said he was not authorized to give out that information.  I told him that my son didn't live at home any longer and he hung up.  not even a goodbye!

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country.

Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest, deportation or suspension of a business or driver’s license. In many cases, the caller becomes hostile and insulting.

“This scam has hit taxpayers in nearly every state in the country.  We want to educate taxpayers so they can help protect themselves.  Rest assured, we do not and will not ask for credit card numbers over the phone, nor request a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer,” says IRS Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel. “If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and threatens police arrest, deportation or license revocation if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling.” Werfel noted that the first IRS contact with taxpayers on a tax issue is likely to occur via mail
Other characteristics of this scam include:
Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security Number.
Scammers spoof the IRS toll-free number on caller ID to make it appear that it’s the IRS calling.
Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
After threatening victims with jail time or driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim.
If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, here’s what you should do:
If you know you owe taxes or you think you might owe taxes, call the IRS at 1.800.829.1040. The IRS employees at that line can help you with a payment issue – if there really is such an issue.
If you know you don’t owe taxes or have no reason to think that you owe any taxes (for example, you’ve never received a bill or the caller made some bogus threats as described above), then call and report the incident to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at 1.800.366.4484.
If you’ve been targeted by this scam, you should also contact the Federal Trade Commission and use their “FTC Complaint Assistant” at FTC.gov.  Please add "IRS Telephone Scam" to the comments of your complaint.
Taxpayers should be aware that there are other unrelated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes) and solicitations (such as debt relief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to be vigilant against phone and email scams that use the IRS as a lure. The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information.  This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels. The IRS also does not ask for PINs, passwords or similar confidential access information for credit card, bank or other financial accounts. Recipients should not open any attachments or click on any links contained in the message. Instead, forward the e-mail to phishing@irs.gov.

More information on how to report phishing scams involving the IRS is available on the genuine IRS website, IRS.gov.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam